YEYYYY THAUMASTUS EGGS HELP!!!!

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ok so im going away today for 2 or 3 days so i thought id feed the snails before i went and then i saw the Thaumastus achilles in the middle of laying eggs. but i have a problem, you see they laid on top of the coir and im going away this morning and they havent finished laying so i dunno what to do if i leave them theyll just get disturbed??? AHHH

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ok i moved all the other snails out the tank except the thaumastus.

one batch of three eggs was laid carelessly, so i dug a little hole and put them in, then i put this plastic cup thing with holes in over it to protect them.

the other snail is laying more carefully, deep into the coir.

i put the heat mat directly under the eggs, does this sound a good plan? i really want hatchlings

kind regards

mike

[natrat84]

Mike, as you know I'm not all that good at this - never had eggs. But I think you have done all you can. Now lets just hope they are fertile Have a good few days away and don't worry

[Deleted]

thanks nat

btw everyone they look like this

www.maramar.ind.br/shells/details.aspx?ID=00578

[Val]

WOW!!! They sure are pretty snails

[fatslug]

Bit late I know, but I wouldn't put the heat mat under the eggs, unless there is a good layer of substrate between them and it. Constant heat from below is the least natural situation. Most creatures burrow to escape heat, and undertank heat mats thwart this. The warmer they get, the deeper they dig, and the warmer they get!
It's better to put heatmats behind, or on the back or ends inside the tank, thereby heating the air above the compost, more than the compost.
I've had slugs die as a result of burrowing, when a heatmat was under the tank. Basically, they were cooked

[anjieburdett]

AWWW, that's sad. Poor sluggies

Anjie,x.

[sezzy5889]

aren't they snails???

[Arno]

Fatslug wrote:
"I've had slugs die as a result of burrowing, when a heatmat was under the tank. Basically, they were cooked "

[anjieburdett]

Thanks Arno - rofl. Yes i was refering to Fatslugs slug.

Anjie,x.

[sezzy5889]

Yeah cuz they are a bit slow on the pain uptake, they don't feel pain until damage is already done like snakes and lizards etc

[Deleted]

oh well i dunno i thought babies liked warmth. anyway the heatmat isnt that hot. and the eggs arent that deep in the soil. so shud i take the heatmat away? but brazil is so hot surely theyd be used to it?

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btw theres about 10-ish

[natrat84]

Fingers crossed they hatch

[fi]

they are lovely looking snails.
how big do they grow?
are you going to be selling the babies?
i would love to have one off you.
iv been looking for a special snail to treat myself to
for my birthday
fi

[Deleted]

they get to about 6cm shell. i really hope they hatch but ive never been very successful with eggs except fulica

if i have more than 4 i will sell them in couples